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うり

uri

Definition

Deictic Pronoun

  1. Mesial deictic pronoun used to indicate or recall something or someone distant to the speaker, but near or familiar to the listener: "That ~ ", "That guy", "it"

Notes

Related forms:

Okinawan Japanese Meaning
うれー
uree
それは
sore wa

(topicalized form)
"That"

うぬ
unu
その
sono
(genitive form)
"That ~", "His ~",
"That guy's ~"

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Kanaうり
Romanizationuri

意味:それ

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, July 17). うり : uri | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/305/uri/.